One hell of a movie

Rating: 10/10 (11 August 2013)

I went into the cinema with a couple of friends expecting to be entertained for a few hours and have a laugh, but we came out more than shocked. Sitting through a couple of this year's blockbusters like Man of Steele, Fast and Furious amongst others, needless to say I was quite surprised when I came out immediately acknowledging this was the best movie I've seen all year, not just from this guy-genre type of film.
Pacific Rim is over the top and a whole lot of fireworks, but what puts it aside from other run-of-the-mill action flicks is that it takes itself seriously. Aside from some cliché comic relief, that at the very least was enjoyable, you were rooting for the heroes in the movie all along. What's so curious about the movie is that it starts on a peak of excitement, and it never lets go. I'm sure many pseudo-intellects would argue, but if you allow yourself to indulge in the world, you're rewarded.. Shallowly. But hey, if you can't enjoy a bunch of giant robots shattering huge creeps you must have dropped your balls too hard, since they clearly left base and rolled away.
Spurring you along with an exciting composition of music, you can't help but smile as these huge robots punches it out with impressive monstrosities. Much of the excitement stems from the fact that the overgrown antagonists actually pose a threat to our heroes, unlike so many other similar flicks.
I swear, a tendril of drool was running down my lips in glee as we see the Gypsy Danger robot be assembled. The sound is well constructed, the machines well-designed, so you can practically feel the weight of these giant machines.. And that is the accomplishment. You're not perpetually faced with the question of "Geez, couldn't they have animated this better", as everything is done well, opposed to lackluster examples such as Transformers.
In short, bring a group of guys together, go watch it and frollic. No girls allowed and no dull heads either.